retractive

English

Etymology

From retract +‎ -ive.

Noun

retractive (plural retractives)

1. That which retracts or withdraws.
2. (grammar) A verb that serves to cancel or retract a previously established obligation.

Adjective

retractive (comparative more retractive, superlative most retractive)

1. Serving to retract; of the nature of a retraction.
2. (mathematics) Mapping from a space onto a subset of that space.
3. (psychology) Serving to distance or alienate.

Derived terms

• retractively